Places to see in Gran Canaria

Places to see in Gran Canaria

Culturally speaking, Gran Canaria is synonymous with the blending of cultures. This attribute of the island is the legacy of its long history as a port of call for travellers, having been a society that is open to everything that arrives to its shores from beyond the seas.

The march of time through the islands has left behind an extremely valuable archaeological, artistic, architectural and ethnographic heritage, which bears witness to the cultural evolvement of our island community. This historic heritage, the legacy of the island's own identity, has been enriched and accompanied by multifarious manifestations of art and culture, which has endowed the island with certain unique traits that would be difficult to find in any other territory of such a limited extent.

Cenobio de Valerón

Santa María de Guía

Cenobio de Valeron is an impressive communal grain-store which was used by the ancient canarians. It demonstrates the importance of agriculture as the principal means of subsistence, and the social/political organisation of production.

Museum and Archaeological Park Cueva Pintada

Gáldar

The museum project wanted to go beyond the mere visit to an archaeological site and as an innovative element it changes this pre-hispanic village into the main room of the Museum. The main objective of the project is to submerge the visitor...

Jardín Canario

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Even if another 100 years elapse. 100 more years will pass, and we will continue hiding it. 1000 years, or whatever it takes. We are willing to continue guarding the hundreds of plants, trees, and special flowers kept in the Canarian...